Hosiery drying and shaping structure



March 4 1924. 1,485,385

J. GERRrrsoN HOSIERY DRYING AND SHAPING STRUCTURE Filed sept. 1s, 1919 2sheep-snee@ 1 March 4 1924. y1,485,385

J. GERRITSON HOSIERY DRYING AND SHAPING STRUCTURE Filed sept. 1s, 1919 2sheets-speer '2 Patented Mar. 4, 1924.

UNiTED, sTAfrEs moois. Gammes, or usrlirqressstfroa. ar YTp PARAMOUNT.TEXTILECQ, r Gal-Caserntrms HosIERY Darius sirname l' Application filedSe1iterriber`13,`1919. Serial No. `323,599,

To all whom it may concern: y

Be it known that I,JAooB GnRRrrsoN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, rey siding at Kankakee, in the county of Kankakee and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in HosieryDrying and Shaping Structures, of-

the function of preventing the natural-I shrinking or creeping of thehosiery while the moisture therein when drying. p

The present invention constitutes an 1mis being y'evaporated 1-provement upon and advance over the device disclosed in United States,Patent No. 1,320,753, dated November 4, 1919, for imroyement in hosierdr infr and sha ino'-l Y n n structures. The structure of that caseincludes a slitted base member, (preferably made of asbestos paper), ahosiery-engaging member (preferably having a pile)- which has itsedge-portions extending through the slits of the base member, and a`backing member (preferably of asbestos paper) interposed between thebacking member and the hosiery-engaging member. In this instance, thepile extends over the entire area of one surface of the member,wherefore as; when its edge-portions are inserted through the slits inthe backing member, Athe pilecarrying edge-portions underlie theunderface of the backing member. In manufacturing this device, it hasbeen found that the s l pile of the edge-portionsmakes it diflicult'tosecure such edge-portions to the backing member and, besides, it tendsto make the device too thick so that, when mounted upon a hosiery dryingand shaping form, the device (in its entirety) has too much bulge,andthis tends to unduly stretch the fabric of the hosiery at the pointwhere it is engaged by this holding device. In addition,

the interposed fabric-distending member also tends to make the devicetoo thick and bulky, and considerably adds torthecostof manufacture. y Y

The present invention is predicated upon the discovery that, if the`edge-portionsof the hosierysengaging fabric, are formedl as" "a selvageand'withoutanypile thereon, these.. selvage portions lare`more'co-n-,ve'niently in;KV serted"through-n the slits inithe backinglniemberi and may ,be ,mere-*Securely Cementedftb the? backingfmemberland also to H'the l"form when; the devi'ceds app-liedthereto; IBefvsides, the section o'fthe backinginemberbetween the sl'i tsk reason*ofthe fact that these slits extend-"longitudinally oftheJ backf ingvVniemberjin contr'adis'tinction tovextending,y transversely thereof# as`in the structure of 'my aforementioned pendin: Vapplicatiomtends'tordisten'd the fabric o th'eyhosieryengagingmembersuiicientlytocause it morY eilicie'ntly to 'engage and? hold the hosiery,v while'the' latter fis onthel for-m drying.j An-` other feature of di'erencebetween thetyvo devicesis'theffact that, `VinA that ofl the present-`inventi'pn," thef pa-.pen backing member has applied toene-surfacethereoa sheet of fabricAV so that the Section between the'f slits willreceivel'and hold'fthe` Vcement by. which theA fabricy mem-berL issecured t? thek paper backing-member andfcementthese two mem# berstogether elfectually. f. r i In order that theI 'invention may readily;be understood, both as to, its 'structurel and as to the manner-in whichit i's appliedffto .a drying and shaping form, I" have illustrated apreferredv typey thereof" in= the accompany` ingA drawings but it is tobe understood: that these drawings are merely illustrative andl that thetype. shownv susceptibleof a wide rangev of modificationandEvaiiiatio-nwithout departure; from thev spirit of-the invention and-withoutsacrificing any offits underly ing'and salient principles. l

VIn the. drawings:

Figure l is a view in elevation of'a drying `and shapingfform with the.improved fabric hosiery? holding fdevice mounted v thereon; i' 9 f Fig.2 is a view, on a larger scale, in trans verse'section, onfthe line 2 2,Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a View in topplan ofthe hosiery4 holding device,complete anddetached from. theform; -4

Fig. 4 is a similar view. ofthe reverse side of thez holding device; K YFig.v 5 is a'view in transverse section, on the linef-", Fig. 3;4 y

Fig. l6 is a View of the backing member, byitsel I' f I *'Fi.- Y isasimilar View of the selvagef provided? hosiery-engaging member; i

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view, in longitudinal section, of the holdingdevice applied to a form; and

Fig. 9 Iis a fragmentary view, in transverse section, of the holdingdevice mounted on a form and with a portion of a stocking oyerlying andengaged by the holding device.

In these drawings, the reference-numeral 1 designates a so-calledParamount hosiery drying and shaping form as construct'- ed andexploited under U. S. Patent No. 1,207,496, granted December 5, 1916.rThis form is holleW to contain a heating medium whereby heat is therebyapplied to the internal surface of the fabric of the hosiery, designatedgenerally by the reference-numeral 2. This form has fabric-smoothing andflattening sides 3 Which, in this instance, are shown as arc-shaped andas merging inte reduced or crease-forming edges 4. The form, itself, isprovided with a base 5 by Which it is mounted upon a pipe 6 forconducting a suitable thermal fluid to the interior of the form from asuitable source of Supply' Mounted on opposite sides of this form, andat a suitable or predetermined distance from the base 5, is myfabric-holding device 7, each of these being, preferably and as shown,of less Width than that of the form 1 in order that theoppositely-disposed devices shall not entirely encompass the form. Thelongitudinal dimensions of each device are dictated by the amount offabric-engaging surface which is to he presented to the hosiery, thisbeing, in a large measure, de pendent upon the character of the goodsbeing treated: Some fabrics have a greater tendency to shrink Whiledrying than others, and the amount of moisture in the fabric varies indifferent mills, since some manufacturers find itV desirable orpreferable to extract less moisture, (bythe Whizzer) than others. On theother hand, some Vhosiery fabrics-such, for instance, as Woolengoods-hold their moisture in greater quantity than others.

The preferred type of device is shown, as a complete embodiment, inFigs. 1 to 5, 8 and 9: As there illustrated, the device in cludes a baseor form engaging member 8. This member is provided, adjacent its edges,with tWo elongated slits or slots 9 of appro priate dimensions. Thismember is preferably made of a sheet of iire-and-dampproof asbestospaper that has, by preference, been treated with a suitable sizing orsimilar substance, such for instance, as a liquid or pasty Hourcomposition. Cemented or otherwise secured to one face-of this papermember is a covering sheet 10 preferably of cambric or similar material,and which is slitted, as at 11, to correspond with the slits 9 in thepaper member 8.

The holding device also includes a hosieryengaging and holding element12, composed of a pile portion 13-that is, a portion formed With apile-and with edge or selvage portions 14 unprovided with pile and WhichI shall hereinafter refer to as selvage portions, plain portions, andequivalent expressions. The pile is of a character to smooth down flatWhen rubbed in one direction and, when rubbed in the other direction,tends to stiften, stand out, and oer more or less reaction orresistance. This instrumentality, during the boarding operation, permitsthe hosiery to be placed on the form Without dificulty or discerniblefriction. But, the moment that the down-stretching motion on the hosiery(during the boardingoperatioii) ceases, the pile 13 effectually engagesthe fabric and prevents it from shrinking or creeping upwardly so that,as the hosiery drying form tends to dry and shape the article, myimproved hosiery-holding device etciently retains it in its stretchedcondition until the fabric of the hosiery is set and given a fixedcondition. This pile-provided member 12 is of less Width than the member8, as shown, and has its plain or edge-portions of selvage extendedtirough the slits or slots 9 and secured against the underside or faceof the member 8, the plain portions 14, thus, underlying the sections 15of the paper member 8 beyond the slits 9 therein.

The central port-ion 13 of the fabric member 12 overlies the centralportion 16 of the member 8 and is secured to the section of the cambricsheet 10 which covers the section 16.

The central section 16 of the member 8, with the cambric coveringthereon, gives to that section a thickness suicient to distend or raisethe pile-covered portion of the fa ric-member 12, as shown in a somewhatexaggerated manner in Figs. 5, 8 and Thus, the pile is able to performits holding function throughout its entire exposed area; and yet thethickness of the entire device at that portion is not sufficient to bebulky and unduly stretch the fabric of the hosiery during the boardingoperation.

The paper member 8, with its cambric covering 10, and the hosieryholding member 12 are bound together-to constitute an article ofcommerce--by a cementitious substance, such as Water glass, or asubstance which includes silicate of soda. 1n addition to the fact thatthis Water glass constitutes an effective cement for securing the deviceto the form, it also possesses the desirable characteristic of being agood conductor of heat. it will noW be understood that my device, as anarticle of manufacture, includes the backing member 8, preferablycarrying the fabric holder 1G, and slitted as at 9, combined with thefabric member l2 having the pile portion 13 and selvage cemented to theform, the underlying sel' vage portions 1A also being cemented to theform, and the central portion 16 being similarly cemented to the form.But the effective, pile-carrying portion of the member 12 is insulated(so to speak) from the form by the central section 16 of the member 8.In other words, the outstanding sections 15, the insulating section 16,and the end section 17, of the member 8 lie against and are secured tothe form; and, likewise, the selvage or plain portions of the fabricmember 12, while the central or pile-carrying portion 13 of the fabricmember l2 is elevated away and spaced from the form by the centralportion 16 of the member 8.

The form-engaging member 8, being of asbestos material, is more or lessa non-conductor of heat, Whereas the covering-sheet 10, being of fabric,is a conductor of heat; hence, while the form-engaging member protectsthe hoisery-engaging element 12 at its central portion againstdestructive heataction, nevertheless, the covering-sheet 10, whileprotecting and reenforcing the edgeportions of the member 8, has nonormal tendency to prevent heat from the form 1 being transmitted to theportions of the hosiery overlying the covering-sheet and, thus, dryingof the hosiery is thereby facilitated. Moreover, the covering-element10, being of fabric and, thus, of a material different from that of thebacking-member` 8, has a normal tendency to prevent wear of the exposedportions of the backing-member, as by friction caused during the placingof a damp stocking on the form and the removal of the dried stockingtherefrom.

In mounting the device upon the form, the cementitious mass-such as thewater glass-may if desired be spread over the upper surface of theexposed portions 18 of the fabric-covering 10.

From the foregoing, it will now be manifest that I have provided aneffective hosiery holding device which is conveniently and quicklyapplied to a form-preferably while heated-and which is very endurableand wear resisting under the naturally destructive action of theboarding operation. The pile, by reason of the fact that it stands outpractically throughout its entire area, has an effective holdingssurfaceof a greatly increased capacity. y using the fabric-covering 10, thepaper memberV 8 may be of relatively thin material. In consequence ofthese factors, the cost of manufacture of this f device is appreciablyreduced and without affecting the holding characteristics of the devicein any way, since it has been found in practice that hosiery, treated ona form to which my device is applied, has an improved finish by reasonof the fact that the device effectually holds the hosiery in intimatecontact with the form during the time that the fabric of the hosiery isevaporating its mois` ture and while being set in the condition intowhich it has been stretched by the holder. Thus, the hosiery finishes ata uniform length because the devicefeectually precludes creeping orshrinking longitudinally while on the form.

I/Vhat I claim is 1. A holding-device for hosiery-drying and shapingforms including a relatively thin backing-member of heat non-conductingmaterial provided withslits, a fabric hosiery-engaging element havingits central portion overlying the section between the slits of thebacking-member and its edgeportions underlying the sections thereofbeyond the slits, and a fabric member-covering of heat-conductingmaterial overlying said edge-portions; the backing-member constitutingan encompassing Vframe for the hosiery-engaging element to protect itsVedges; and the hosiery-engaging element and member-covering, together,presenting a fabric facing for the backing-member approximatelycoextensive with the surface di mensions thereof.

2. A holding-device for hosiery-drying forms, including abacking-member, a hosiery-engaging element comprising a pileportion anda plurality of selvage-portions unprovided with pile, and amember-protecting covering of textile fabric secured to thebacking-member; the hosiery-engaging velement and covering presenting afacing for the backing-member approximately co-extensive with the facethereof; and the pileportion of the engaging-element being relativelythicker than its selvage-'portions and having its pile extending beyondthe plane of the covering.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JACOB GER-RITSON. Witnesses A. W. FIELD, META Wurm.

Certificate of Correction.

It is hereby certified that the assignee in Letters Patent No.1,485,385, granted March 4, 1924, upon the application of JacobGerritson, of Kankakee, Illinois, for an improvement in Hosiery Dryingand Shapino Structures, was erroneously described and specified asParamount Textile o, whereas said assignee should lia-ve been describedand Specified as Paramount Ter/@tile Mmchnerjz/ (70., as shown by therecords of assignments in this office; and that the said Letters Patentshould be read with this correction therein that the same may conform tothe record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 1st day of April, A. D. 1924:.

[SEAL] A KARL FENN ING,

Acting ommz'ssz'oner of Patents.

